Revisited: Eveland potentially next haren

by solscreen on Mar 20, 2008 11:09 AM PDT

Back in December, I posted a short analysis of eveland and Cgon, putting up the possibility of Haren trade being Mulder trade part II with eveland and Cgon being the new Haren and barton in the trade. see link.

http://www.athleticsnation.com/2007/12/16/15449/582

The gist of the conventional wisdom at AN during that time was Eveland is fat and has some pretty good minor league numbers, but his major league numbers suck.

However, he has been pretty lights out in spring training and people are starting to take notice. He'll likely become the A's fifth starter, and if he carries on his spring training numbers into the regular season, he'll be a pretty damn good fifth starter.

1.20 ERA in 15 innings over four starts. "He just goes after hitters with a good fastball," outfielder Ryan Sweeney says. "And he has a really good front-door slider to left-handed batters."

And as I mentioned in my december post, he pitched well in the Mexican League. His recent numbers have been outstanding although they haven't exactly been in the regular season of the major leagues.

I personally think Eveland is going to shine this year. Not quite the ace, but good enough to make the Haren trade look brilliant.

So I have attached a poll here for you guys.

Poll

How good will Dana Eveland be this year?

Ace and ptching in the All-Star game. Spring Training was just a preview

6 votes

The Next Joe Blanton

40 votes

Bust. Will fall out of starting rotation

1 votes

Typical #5 starter, has his good games and his bad games. Mostly bad games.

20 votes

#3 starter quality. Maybe ERA around 4.50

86 votes

Not quite an Ace, but still brilliant.

25 votes

Other. write below

5 votes

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I believe

Eveland has the potential to someday be as good as Haren, but is most likely a couple years away from that. I don't see a 4.5 ERA for him being out of reach this year though. Hopefully I'm wrong and he finishes the year with a 0.00 ERA and 180k's/0BB's. That would be pretty sweet.

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by OrlandoAsFan on Mar 20, 2008 11:17 AM PDT reply actions

Eveland

I think he'll throw a Sub 4.50 ERA out there this season. It's all about comfort for Eveland. He knows it's his job, and now we'll really see how his Minor League Stats translate to the AL.

by Colorado Fan on Mar 20, 2008 11:41 AM PDT reply actions

A sub 4.50 ERA

makes him an above-average starting pitcher. That would be amazing.

by thejd44 on Mar 20, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Question re:

"The gist of the conventional wisdom at AN during that time was Eveland is fat and has some pretty good minor league numbers, but his major league numbers suck."

Has any of that been proven to be untrue so far? :-)

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by Nico on Mar 20, 2008 12:51 PM PDT reply actions

yeah, not exactly CW ... more of verifiable facts, I'd say ...

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by devo on Mar 20, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Well,

apparently he's lost some weight, but the problem there is we lose the David Wells comparisons.

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on Mar 20, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions

A lady I work with

Knows him and jokes around with his parents that he gains and loses a lot of weight. She says he's on the skinny side right now for him.

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by niallmack on Mar 20, 2008 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions

I was going to say the same thing.

None of that is untrue.

Neither is this: "1.20 ERA in 15 innings over four starts."

Those are all verifiable facts, as devo mentioned. The question is, what does he project to do going forward?

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by salb918 on Mar 20, 2008 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions

i project 1.6 hot dogs / game

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Mar 20, 2008 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions

that's disgusting

If you vomit them up before you digest them, are you technically still a vegan?

way to speed humanities demise douche bags! @('.')@

by monkeyball on Mar 20, 2008 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Insidescoop says...

"I am NOT fat and have good minor league numbers/sucky major league numbers!"

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by since72 on Mar 20, 2008 2:41 PM PDT reply actions

Seriously?

I'm the only one so far out of 100+ to think he'll be a bust? The spring numbers are good and make me hopeful, but it's 15 innings. Everything so far has been amazing minor league numbers, amazingly bad major league numbers. I hope I'm wrong and he is a good starter this year, but I'll have to see more than 15 innings against spring training competition to change my mind when looking at past performance.

by Dilferules on Mar 20, 2008 8:15 PM PDT reply actions

You're not the only one,

just the only one who voted.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Mar 20, 2008 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Same here

I hope I'm wrong, but he needs to prove over some time during the regular season that he can hold his own. I'll admit I'm biased watching some of his performances as a Brewer here in Milwaukee though.

Gas to Chicago- $23.87 A's/White Sox Tix- $28 Watching the A's whipping the Sox in July 05'- Priceless

by WiscoFan on Mar 21, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions